Prohibition Ends - “At Last!” When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, a constitutional amendment to repeal Prohibition was already making its way through the state legislatures.  FDR acted immediately to ease Prohibition with the Beer-Wine Revenue Act.  Prohibition was officially repealed on December 5, 1933. This 1933 goblet commemorates the end of Prohibition with a series of seven vignettes, including a “G.O.P.” elephant and a “D.E.M.” donkey celebrating over a barrel of beer.  The etched caption reads, “At Last!” More - FDR’s Presidential Proclamation announcing the repeal of Prohibition
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Prohibition Ends - “At Last!”

When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, a constitutional amendment to repeal Prohibition was already making its way through the state legislatures. 

FDR acted immediately to ease Prohibition with the Beer-Wine Revenue Act.  Prohibition was officially repealed on December 5, 1933.

This 1933 goblet commemorates the end of Prohibition with a series of seven vignettes, including a “G.O.P.” elephant and a “D.E.M.” donkey celebrating over a barrel of beer.  The etched caption reads, “At Last!”

More - FDR’s Presidential Proclamation announcing the repeal of Prohibition

Source: fdrlibrary.wordpress.com

Elephants in the Room - Presidential Gifts

President Reagan was given 788 elephant-related gifts during his time in the White House.  This action figure, hand-knit vest, crystal-studded ostrich egg, and porcelain figurine are a small sampling of the presidential pachyderms at the Reagan Library.  BTW, the ostrich egg is a music box that plays “Hail to the Chief.”

See more crafty, cute, and over-the-top gifts in our gallery: Elephant Gifts from the People